Treetops Collective Blog

Oct 08, 2019

No Neighbor Alone: Give to Spread Welcome

Combat loneliness in our community by giving a gift that cultivates belonging. Last week, nearly 350 neighbors and friends celebrated three years of Treetops Collective’s work of spreading welcome and cultivating belonging in West Michigan at our annual celebration. Throughout...

Apr 28, 2019

What Not to Say to New Americans

New Americans are often met with questions that either startle them or leave them feeling all the more isolated and misunderstood. These questions are generally not meant to harm; curiosity is often the main intention behind the ask. Yet, our...

Apr 08, 2019

Grand Rapids Women Who Inspire Us to Lead

Throughout March, we celebrated some of the brave, compassionate, and creative women who inspire us to lead. In honor of March being Women's History Month, and March 8th being International Women's Day, we felt compelled to highlight women in our community...

Mar 07, 2019

#LeadLikeHer: Celebrating the Women Leaders of Today (and Tomorrow)

By: Katie Brubaker It was another school snow day and my eight-year-old daughter and two neighborhood friends were running around the house. I watched them zip from basketball, to baking, to writing, directing, and then starring in their own play....

Nov 09, 2018

Spreading Welcome from West Michigan to South Africa

Rewind one year: It’s October 2017, and I’m beginning my Communications Internship at Treetops Collective. It has been four months since I graduated college, four months of being a “real adult,” free of due dates and sleepy-eyed studying. In one...